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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: doz on 06 May 2008, 18:17:35

Title: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: doz on 06 May 2008, 18:17:35

How hard is it to fix a oil leak from the cam cover on a 98 2.5?

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: markey mark on 06 May 2008, 18:47:11

look in maintence section bud tells you how to do it but only use genuine gaskets or you will have to do them again very soon !! :y

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: Dazzler on 06 May 2008, 19:22:58

About 3hrs to do both banks well ;)

Not to bad a job really, as said look in the guides for how too.

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: albitz on 06 May 2008, 20:01:40

gaskets (genuine)available from oof shop  :y

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: Dazzler on 06 May 2008, 20:32:10

Quote

gaskets (genuine)available from oof shop  :y

Nil stock ;)

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: doz on 06 May 2008, 23:06:59

Cheers for the info had a good read not to bad a job just one more question if I've got the plenum off should I go deeper and replace the oil cooler? The car I'm looking at is a 98 not sure if this was made after vax changed them

Title: Re: Cam cover gasket V6
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 06 May 2008, 23:24:55

I knew i was keeping my car so for the sake of around £100 odd I replaced my oil cooler whilst there, just so I knew it had been done, also I didn't have to clean all that gunk out of the system :y